Goldstein awards honor top educators

Three outstanding educators recently received the Samuel R. Goldstein Leadership Awards in Medical Student Education, which recognize faculty members who have made outstanding contributions to medical education.

(From left) Robert J. Rothbaum, M.D., Martin I. Boyer, M.D., and Lewis R. Chase, M.D., celebrate receiving the Samuel R. Goldstein Leadership Awards in Medical Education at a recent ceremony in the Eric P. Newman Education Center. The annual awards — considered to be among the highest honors teachers at the School of Medicine can receive — recognize faculty members who have made outstanding contributions to medical education.
(From left) Robert J. Rothbaum, M.D., Martin I. Boyer, M.D., and Lewis R. Chase, M.D., celebrate receiving the Samuel R. Goldstein Leadership Awards in Medical Education at a recent ceremony in the Eric P. Newman Education Center. The annual awards — considered to be among the highest honors teachers at the School of Medicine can receive — recognize faculty members who have made outstanding contributions to medical education.

The 2004 recipients of the Goldstein awards are Martin I. Boyer, M.D., associate professor of orthopaedic surgery and chief of hand and wrist service; Lewis R. Chase, M.D., professor of internal medicine and chief of medical services at St. Louis Veterans Affairs Medical Center; and Robert J. Rothbaum, M.D., professor of pediatrics and clinical director of the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition.

The annual leadership awards were established in 2000 in honor of Goldstein, a longtime supporter of the School of Medicine. The recipients were selected by faculty and peers after a formal nomination process.

The Goldstein awards aim to acknowledge the dedication of faculty members and are among the highest honors teachers at the medical school can receive.

“When it comes to educating medical students, Drs. Boyer, Chase and Rothbaum represent the best of the best,” said Larry J. Shapiro, M.D., executive vice chancellor for medical affairs and dean of the medical school. “They are not only a credit to the School of Medicine but also to the entire medical profession.

“But it is our students who benefit most from these physicians’ dedication and extraordinary teaching abilities.

“The Goldstein leadership awards provide public acknowledgement of their important contributions to the medical training of the next generation of physicians and scientists at Washington University.”